Bắc Hà
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 北河.
bắc (“north”) + hà (“river”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ haː˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ haː˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ haː˨˩]
Proper noun
Bắc Hà
- A district of Lào Cai Province, Vietnam.
- (historical) Northern Vietnam during the 17th–18th centuries
- (uranography) "North River", an asterism in the Chinese constellation of Well
See also
- Nam Hà
- Đàng Ngoài
- Bắc Thành
- Tonkin